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The failure of the American Families Plan left many women feeling abandoned by the Biden administration. And that abandonment, coupled with pandemic exhaustion, made it hard for some (especially less politically engaged/not strong Dem) women to get excited about voting Biden/Harris again. 1/
This is an important take on why more women did not vote for Kamala. It doesn't negate the race and gender bias explanations but it adds importantly to the discussion. www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...
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A Man's Economy - Dissent Magazine
The parts of the Biden agenda most targeted at addressing women’s economic vulnerabilities were never passed.
www.dissentmagazine.org
December 7, 2024 at 7:58 PM
The failure of the American Families Plan left many women feeling abandoned by the Biden administration. And that abandonment, coupled with pandemic exhaustion, made it hard for some (especially less politically engaged/not strong Dem) women to get excited about voting Biden/Harris again. 1/
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
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Talked to the Mad Men special effects foreman holding the puke hose about all the (usually) invisible creative work that goes into making grounded TV feel real
Mad Men’s special effects foreman hasn’t seen the infamous 4K remaster
“I had to watch a lot of videos of people vomiting.”
www.theverge.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Talked to the Mad Men special effects foreman holding the puke hose about all the (usually) invisible creative work that goes into making grounded TV feel real
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my javascript take is that people who hate the programming language mostly stopped following it around 2005 when they saw something like this on a website and didn't keep up with how in addition to becoming central to most of the internet it also kept web games alive for a decade after we lost flash
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
my javascript take is that people who hate the programming language mostly stopped following it around 2005 when they saw something like this on a website and didn't keep up with how in addition to becoming central to most of the internet it also kept web games alive for a decade after we lost flash
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
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The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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you don't have to love it but if someone with a new baby asks you wear a propeller beanie, you can just do it
A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her "restrictions"
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed
December 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
you don't have to love it but if someone with a new baby asks you wear a propeller beanie, you can just do it
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haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
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Watch Mickey Mouse Conduct the Bellagio Fountains at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Watch Mickey Mouse Conduct the Bellagio Fountains at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
<p>ESPN has shared the full performance of Mickey Mouse creating real-life PhilharMagic with the Bellagio fountains as part of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Mickey Conducts the Bellagio Fountains ESPN shared the three-minute performance on its X account: The caption reads: UNREAL 🤩 Mickey Mouse led the Bellagio Fountain Show 🔥 Mickey, dressed … <a title="Watch Mickey Mouse Conduct the Bellagio Fountains at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix" class="read-more" href="https://wdwnt.com/2025/11/watch-mickey-mouse-conduct-the-bellagio-fountains-at-the-formula-1-las-vegas-grand-prix/" aria-label="Read more about Watch Mickey Mouse Conduct the Bellagio Fountains at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix">Read more</a></p>
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November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Watch Mickey Mouse Conduct the Bellagio Fountains at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
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From world-premiere theater to "Nutcracker" adaptations, WBEZ has curated Chicago's top holiday offerings in 10 categories, featuring outdoor markets, festive light displays and Hanukkah events.
60 classic ways to celebrate the holidays around Chicago, from lights to caroling to family-friendly shows
chicago.suntimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From world-premiere theater to "Nutcracker" adaptations, WBEZ has curated Chicago's top holiday offerings in 10 categories, featuring outdoor markets, festive light displays and Hanukkah events.
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Surprising nobody who understands how any of this works.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Surprising nobody who understands how any of this works.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
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Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
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The Luka trade was the exogenous shock that rattled me from my stupor and made me realize almost everyone in power in any field right now is literally, in the clinical sense, addicted to both gambling and attention, and doesn't give a single shit about anyone else. I was clearly not alone here.
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Luka trade was the exogenous shock that rattled me from my stupor and made me realize almost everyone in power in any field right now is literally, in the clinical sense, addicted to both gambling and attention, and doesn't give a single shit about anyone else. I was clearly not alone here.
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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I love how Trump sycophants constantly bellow about how he's a superman who doesn't need sleep at night, as he quietly drifts off next to them at 1PM.
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I love how Trump sycophants constantly bellow about how he's a superman who doesn't need sleep at night, as he quietly drifts off next to them at 1PM.
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The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
*US DISMISSES BOEING CRIMINAL CHARGE OVER 737 MAX JET CRASHES
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The fuckers got away with it.
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them.
They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬
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South Korea has mandated solar canopies for large parking lots. It's a no-brainer. We could offer firms incentives to do it here, or they could just friggin' do it! (H/t @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social)
Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...
Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...
What if Walmart turned its parking lots into solar farms?
We asked experts to help crunch the numbers.
www.motherjones.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
South Korea has mandated solar canopies for large parking lots. It's a no-brainer. We could offer firms incentives to do it here, or they could just friggin' do it! (H/t @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social)
Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...
Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...
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Americans should be able to celebrate Halloween without fearing for their wallets.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Americans should be able to celebrate Halloween without fearing for their wallets.